St. Thomas

Bernie wakes saying he is feeling good.

Today we are arriving a bit latter than planned.  Our scheduled arrival is for 11:15 now (we were suppose to arrive at 10).  The Allure is also running late too and will be arriving around the same time as us (they were scheduled for 8 am).

I catch up on my blog and Bernie heads up to get a bite to eat.  It is good he is feeling better.

We dock and we are in the Atrium and it is very busy.  The clearance to go ashore happens and the gangways are busy so we just hold back for a bit and it flows rather quickly.

We meet up with Anthony from the Regal at the aft of the Regal and head off to have a drink together. 

Anthony looks great!  We met him many years ago when he served us drinks on the Emerald in Skywalkers.  Over the years we have sailed many times with him and have seen him move up within Princess.  He is now a bartender on the Regal. 

This past year Anthony got married and had a baby boy!  We are so proud of him.

While enjoying our time with Anthony we encounter other familiar friends from the Regal.  Trevor the Steel Pan player (who also had a baby this year).  DJ Shea recognizes us and comes over too.

Lexi Cruise Director from the Regal

Yami - Shorex from the Regal

We head over to the bar with the swings close by and meet up with Yami from Shore Excursion Dept. on the Regal.  And Lexi the Cruise Director sees us and comes out to give us a big hug.  

Sometimes we feel so blessed to have made so many great connections with crew on board.  They mean a lot to us and we are very proud of their accomplishments.  I am just so glad we got to dock with the Regal today.

Back on board, Bernie heads to the Enclave and I require a nap. I crashed for two hours!  Woke up feeling relaxed and refreshed.

We shower and dress and head down to Vines for a drink.  It is nice to start out the night here.  It gives us some time to sit and chat about our day.  We watch others go by and watch what is happening in the Atrium.  Tonight it is the Martini demonstration being hosted by Nathalie.

For dinner we head up to the Horizon Court.  Tonight’s theme is American Buffet.  There is a section for roast turkey, pot roast, some spaghetti with meatballs.  There is another section with burgers, Mexican foods, some amazing soups and a favorite of many a Satay section.  Chicken, pork, and beef Satay. There is so much more too. 

After dinner we sit in Crooners and enjoy a Martini and again we enjoy the music playing in the Atrium. We invite a lovely couple to join us when the room starts to get busy.

At 9:15 we attend the Passenger Feud Game and boy is it busy.  Matt and Nathalie are hosting and they make it so much fun.  Again we did not do so well but we had fun.

At 10:15 we are sat in the Princess Theater and a couple next to me says hi and says they follow my blog.  I love when people let me know they follow. 

Comedian Carlos Oscar is the start tonight.  He won Princess’ Entertainer of the Year.  We have seen him a few times and we are so happy to get the chance to see him again.  His show is entirely new and we laugh so hard.

Tomorrow's Patter has Dylan on the cover.  

It is now midnight and we are watching a movie called The Circle.  So I will say good night.  Thanks for following.